Hey all, sorry I haven't updated in a while.
Thank you everyone for your reviews, and here is Chapter 4!
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Lotsa love, degrassichick92
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Chapter 4
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Emily strolled around Central Park, getting whistles from many guys, most she noticed, clutching newspapers.
"Hey!" she called out to one boy that was whistling a tune, she had noticed he hadn't directed the whistle at her so she figured he had to be okay.
The boy spun around and glanced at her, he was tall with curly dark brown hair and blue eyes, he was wearing a blue checkered shirt with khaki pants and a blue vest, "Yeah?" he asked with a smile.
"Are you a newsie?" she asked, squinting in the sunlight.
He nodded, "David Jacobs," he said as she walked over to him.
"Emily," she replied.
"Nice to meet you," David said.
He reminded her of someone, his last name was Jacobs, and so was the kid Elizabeth met last night.
What was the kid's name? Emily asked herself, Luke, Larry, Lesley…
"Do you have a brother?" Emily asked.
David nodded, "Yeah, Les, he's my kid brother…you know him?"
Les, that's it!
"My sister talked to him last night at Medda's," Emily said with a smile as they began to walk through the park.
David nodded, "I wasn't able to make it last night, but Les did mention a girl, named Elizabeth I think was her name,"
"Yep, that's my sister,"
"He sounded like he really liked her,"
"She liked him too," Emily replied as they stepped outside the park and were now walking down the cobblestone street.
"Les was waiting for her to meet her, that's why I'm still hanging around this place,"
Emily gulped, remembering the conversation with Elizabeth the night before, "She had to go to a banquet for my father which thankfully I sweet talked my way out of,"
David nodded, "So…where are you from?" David asked.
"I live a few streets from City Hall."
"So I take it you have money…"
"What?" Emily asked.
"They are really beautiful houses down by City Hall, on Flourish Street or whatever it is,"
"Yeah, I live on Flourish,"
"You live by the mayor? Man, that'd be really out there," David said in amazement.
These guys know a lot about Manhattan. Emily thought.
Emily nodded, "I guess so…"
"Have you met him?" David asked.
"…yeah," Emily said as if it were no big deal.
It's not…he's my father.
"That'd be really neat," David said as they neared a small restaurant, "Ever been to Tibbys?"
Emily shook her head, "Nope,"
"Then come on," David said, taking her hand and leading her into the restaurant.
It wasn't fancy, just a nice, small restaurant.
Simple.
"Hey look at that The Walking Mouth gots himself a goilfriend!" a boy with sandy brown hair and blue eyes said from a booth, holding a cane.
"She's not my girlfriend, I found her in Central Park," David said, walking over to his friends, Emily at his side.
"This is Emily, Emily…these are a few of the newsies; Mush, Cowboy-or Jack Kelly, Boots, Specs, Dutch, Snoddy, Crutchy, and you probably already know Spot," he said, pointing to the guy with the cane.
"Hi…Emily," she said with a smile.
They returned smiles and waves.
"I'm Jack Kelly, or Cowboy…leader of the Manhattan Newsies, Spot over there is the leader of the Brooklyn Newsies," Cowboy said, standing up.
"My sister Elizabeth told me about you,"
Jack nodded, "Oh yeah, cute lil blonde broad, tawkin to Les,"
Emily nodded, "That's my sister."
"Anyone interested in a fake headline?" a thick New York/Italian accent asked, walking into Tibbys.
"Hey Race, how's it rolling?" Mush asked, looking up at the boy.
Emily spun around, a short Italian boy with olive skin and brown eyes with curly hair was walking towards them.
"See dis broad, she's Emily," Boots said, nodding towards Emily.
"Nice ta meet ya," Racetrack said holding out his hand to her, "Racetrack Higgins,"
Emily shook his hand and took another look at him, he couldn't be Loretta's son…he couldn't be.
But he did look like her…and his last name was Higgins…
Emily shook the thought out of her head, he couldn't be the same Shawn Higgins.
"That you're real name?" Emily asked questioningly.
Racetrack shook his head, "It's my nickname since I'se always at the racetracks, Higgins is my real last name…first is Shawn."
Emily nearly choked on air, he was Shawn!
"You'se okay?" Racetrack asked, eyeing her suspiciously.
"Emily!" a voice yelled excitedly.
Emily spun around and saw Blink.
"Hey," she said with a smile as he walked over to them.
"What are you'se doing heah?" he asked.
"What are you doing here?" Emily echoed.
Lame answer Vanderbilt.
"I'se figured I'd visit my friends before I'se went and sold da rest of my papers, what bout you?"
"I met David in Central Park and he took me here," Emily replied.
"Told ya she's ya goil," Spot spoke up.
David swatted him with his hand, "Ignore Conlon,"
Spot rolled his eyes and muttered something under his breath before turning to Cowboy and started up a conversation.
"That's a nice dress ya got in," Kid Blink said, looking her attire up and down.
"Thanks, my nanny Loretta made it and I borrowed it, she is a great fashion designer," Emily said, twirling around in the dress.
Racetrack's head shot up but then swooped back down, figuring there was more than one woman named Loretta in New York City.
"Yeah, it's beautiful," Kid Blink said with a smile.
Emily smiled back and then turned to the rest of the newsies, "I better be heading out, I wanted to tour more of Manhattan so…"
Kid Blink looked up at her, "I'll come wid ya, I needs ta sell da rest of me papes anyway, see you guy's lata," he said with a nod of his head and then walked over to Emily, crooking his arm to her, "Shall we?"
Emily laughed, "Bye everyone," she said and then turned to Blink, "We shall," she said and walked out with him, arm in arm.
"Race, wads wid ya?" Jack asked, eyeing his friend suspiciously as he watched Emily walk away.
"Nuttin," Racetrack replied, "The name Loretta jus sounds familiar, dats all,"
"Dere's probably tons a goils in Manhattan named Loretta," Mush said.
Racetrack nodded, "Yeah, I know. But wouldn't that just be da craziest? Me finally finding my ma after ten yeahs,"
"Everybody wants ta find dere ma's Race," Jack said, coming up behind him, "But the chances of you seeing her afta 10 yeahs of not seeing her, that's askin for a lot right dere,"
Racetrack shrugged it off, "Is not her anyway, you'se right Jack, I ain't neva gonna find me ma,"
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"So, this is what newsies do?" Emily questioned as they strolled down the cobblestone street.
Kid Blink laughed, "Trick question?"
Emily laughed.
"Ya know," Kid Blink started, "I'se really glad you came taday," he said with a smile.
Emily grinned back at him, "Really?"
Kid Blink nodded.
Emily smiled, "I'm glad too,"
They returned another set of grins and then continued to walk down the streets of Manhattan, talking about the first things that popped into their heads.
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I know, I know, it's a total Mary-Sue! But please don't start hurling pitchforks and evil tomatoes (and maybe even acorns) at me! The plot will begin to thicken, I swear!!
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Lotsa love, degrassichick92
